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Barbara Barnes Sims and Jerry Lee Lewis, 1959, Grand Bay, Alabama Photo: https://50sspirit.blogspot.com/

Searching for Stardom: Barbara Barnes Sims participated in Sun Records’ Golden Years

January 3, 2024 by: John Wirt

Barbara Barnes Sims’ firsthand account of Sun Records presents an insider’s view of the legendary Memphis label. From 1957 to 1960, Sims worked at Sun, promoting and publicizing Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, Roy Orbison, Charlie Rich and the company’s lesser-known acts. Even though Elvis Presley left the label two years before Sims’ arrival, mu...

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